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Thursday, December 5, 2013

REVIEW: Addicted to You by Krista and Becca Ritchie

(Addicted series, book 1)

She’s addicted to sex. He’s addicted to booze…the only way
out is rock bottom.

No one would
suspect shy Lily Calloway’s biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at
college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her
to one-night stands, steamy hookups and events she shamefully regrets. The only
person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale’s best
friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years,
they’ve pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from
their families. They’ve mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys
that filter in and out of their apartment.

But as they sink
beneath the weight of their addictions, they cling harder to their destructive
relationship and wonder if a life together, for real, is better than a lie.
Strangers and family begin to infiltrate their guarded lives, and with new
challenges, they realize they may not just be addicted to alcohol and sex.

Their real vice may
be each other.

New Adult Romance recommended
for readers 18+ for mature content

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WOW. JUST…….WOW!!!!!!!

There are good
books; there are great books; and then there are books like this one. The ones
that suck you in and leave you hanging on every single word, page, chapter. The
books that fully envelop you and drag you into their world completely. Those
books are hard to come by, but Good God Almighty, Addicted to You is without a doubt one of them. I don’t know how it’s
possible that I didn’t know about this series until a few weeks ago, but
regardless, I am so fucking glad I found it.

Lily Calloway
has a big secret. It’s one that nobody would ever expect from the shy, tiny
girl that keeps to herself. It’s one that has her looking at porn on her laptop
while in class, sneaking into bar bathrooms with random guys, and calling
gigolo services. Lily Calloway is addicted to sex. She has managed to keep her secret
from everyone, including her family, with the help of her best friend and
roommate, Loren Hale. They create a faux relationship to parade around their
families in an attempt to hide not only Lily’s secret, but Loren’s as well. But
Loren isn’t addicted to sex. He prefers alcohol; lots…and lots…of alcohol.

They lean on
each other to cover up their problems, but when their secrets both bring them
crashing to the ground, they can’t hide the truth anymore; the truth that they’ve
enabled and fueled each other’s addictions almost to the point of no return.

Y’all, I almost
can’t even express to you how much I LOVE this book!!! The storyline was captivating,
heartbreaking, jaw dropping, and so, so incredibly astounding. There are a lot of books out
there that involve addiction, but this one stands above the rest. The absolute
dependence that both Lily and Loren have on their own addictions is mind
blowing. He can’t do anything without a drink in his hand…or flask…and she can’t
go a day (sometimes less) without having sex. These could have easily been characters
that were so far gone I didn’t feel anything for them. I mean, these are two
college kids who come from shitloads of money, so it would have been easy to
say “give me a fucking break.” But
Krista and Becca made these characters real, vulnerable, and amidst all their
destruction, they made these characters likable. I felt for them on so many levels.

The scene with Lily
at the fashion show is the one that sticks out in my mind more than any other
for some reason. I think maybe because that particular scene shows us just how
much sex overrules everything else for her. Once the thought is in her mind,
she can’t function until she satisfies her urge. That particular scene showed
her addiction in the worst way and yet, it’s that scene that made me feel for
her more than anything.

It wasn’t just
Lily and Lo that made this book sensational. The secondary characters are some
of the best I have ever had the experience of “meeting”. Between Rose, Connor,
Ryke, and the small glimpses of Daisy that we get, there was not one person in
this entire book that bored me. It didn’t matter who was in the scene, because
I craved more of every single one of these characters. Honest to God, I can’t
think of a book that has such phenomenal characters that each have so much depth!!

I could talk
about this book for days and fucking days. I don’t know why more people aren’t
reading this series or haven’t heard of it, but you can be damn sure I’m about
to change that. This book changed reading for me. The bar has been raised. The
Ritchie sisters know how to write, and I was blown away by just how immaculate
this entire book was from start to finish. If you haven’t read this book yet, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF
ALL THAT IS HOLY – READ IT AND READ IT NOW!!!!! If you’re anything like me, you’ll end up…well...addicted.